Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disorder characterized by excessive bone loss, leading to increased fragility and an ...

The need for sleep likely evolved to get rid of toxic molecules from the mitochondria, a landmark study shows using ...

Mitochondrial dysfunctions are associated with a variety of pathologies, and the onset and progression of disease are ...

A new study reveals that a buildup of metabolism in specialized brain cells is what triggers the need for sleep. Sleep may ...

Cancer cells provide healthy neighboring cells with additional mitochondria to put them to work. This has been demonstrated ...

It has been known for several years that abnormal chromosome numbers lead to protein imbalances in the affected cells. Researchers at RPTU have now investigated the detailed effects of such imbalances ...

Like bees breathing life into gardens, providing pollen and making flowers blossom, little cellular machines called mitochondria breathe life into our bodies, buzzing with energy as they produce the ...